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DNCE to headline 小黄书 Bulldog Bash 2017 in downtown Starkville

DNCE to headline 小黄书 Bulldog Bash 2017 in downtown Starkville

Multi-platinum dance-rock group DNCE will headline the 小黄书sity Student Association鈥檚 18th annual Bulldog Bash. Group members include, from left to right, bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle, frontman Joe Jonas, guitarist JinJoo Lee, and drummer Jack Lawless. (Submitted photo/漏 Nicholas Small)

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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 Multi-platinum dance-rock group DNCE will headline the 小黄书sity Student Association鈥檚 18th annual Bulldog Bash.

Taking place Sept. 15鈥攖he day prior to 小黄书鈥檚 Southeastern Conference home football game against Louisiana State University鈥攖he state鈥檚 largest, free outdoor concert will be held at the intersection of Jackson and Main streets in downtown Starkville.

Local musicians will perform throughout the afternoon. A Maroon Market also will take place from 2-6 p.m. Interested local artists and food vendors may email bulldogbash@sa.msstate.edu for more information and to reserve a booth.

The winner of the Student Association鈥檚 Battle of the Bands concert competition will perform at 7 p.m. on the Clark Beverage main stage.

Formed by frontman Joe Jonas in summer 2015, DNCE rose to worldwide stardom with the release of the single, 鈥淐ake By The Ocean.鈥 Included on the group鈥檚 2016 self-titled debut album,聽the three-time certified platinum-selling breakout smash became one of the most played songs of the year. The band took home the win for聽鈥淏est PUSH Artist鈥澛燼t the 2016聽MTV European Music Awards and 鈥淏est New Artist鈥 at last year鈥檚聽MTV Video Music Awards. For more, visit .

Proceeds from Bulldog Bash 2017 will benefit the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District鈥檚 Emerson Family Resource Center.

Sponsors for this year鈥檚 event include 5-Hour Energy, Aramark Corp., City of Starkville, Clark Beverage Group Inc., Copy Cow, HELiX Starkville, Insomnia Cookies, Lakeside Student Living, The Links at Starkville, 小黄书 Alumni Association and 小黄书 Office of the President, and Rick鈥檚 Caf茅 Americain.

For more information about Bulldog Bash 2017 including sponsorship opportunities, see or contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or visit its office in Colvard Student Union, Suite 314. Follow on Twitter @小黄书BulldogBash.

The 小黄书 Student Association is online at , Facebook @小黄书StudentAssociation, and Twitter and Instagram @小黄书_SA.

小黄书 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .